These are the codes that USCIS and the US State Department use to designate the legal basis for immigrant visas. Each code identifies a separate legal basis for issuing an immigrant visa. An applicant may qualify on more than one legal basis, but will generally need to choose a single legal basis for an immigrant visa.

Code

Type

Description

A11

Immigrant Visa

Unmarried Amerasian son or daughter of a US citizen born in Cambodia, Korea, Laos, Thailand, or Vietnam. INA 203(a)(1) and 204(g).

A12

Immigrant Visa

Child of an alien classified as A11 or A16. INA 203(d), 204(g).

A16

Adjustment

Unmarried Amerasian son or daughter of a US citizen born in Cambodia, Korea, Laos, Thailand, or Vietnam. INA 203(a)(1) and 204(g)

A17

Adjustment

Child of an alien classified as A11 or A16. INA 203(d), 204(g).

A31

Immigrant Visa

Married Amerasian son or daughter of a US citizen born in Cambodia, Korea, Laos, Thailand, or Vietnam. INA 203(d), 204(g).

A32

Immigrant Visa

Spouse of an alien classified as A-31 or A36. INA 203(d), 204(g).

A33

Immigrant Visa

Child of an alien classified as A31 or A36. INA 203(d), 204(g).

C20

Adjustment

Child of an alien classified as C24 (unmarried son or daughter stepchild of permanent resident - immigrant visa) or C29 (unmarried son or daughter stepchild of permanent resident - adjustment). INA 203(d), 216.

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